Law & Disorder (April 10, 2013)

The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

CITY OF KINGSTON

Drugs: Salin A. Ghafur, 57, of 136 Linderman Ave., Kingston, was charged Monday with two counts each of criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance, both felonies, and criminal possession of a hypodermic needle, a misdemeanor, according to Kingston police. Ghafur was arrested after an investigation by the department's Special Investigations Unit, during which detectives made several purchases of heroin from Ghafur in the city, police said.

CATSKILL

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Welfare fraud: John A. Kalenian, 43, of Jewett, was charged by state police at Catskill on Monday with offering a false instrument for filing, a felony; and welfare fraud and petit larceny, both misdemeanors. Kalenian was arrested at 11:05 a.m. at the state police barracks in Catskill, police said.

GARDINER

DWI: Michael D. Gamache, 36, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested about 10:26 p.m. Monday by state police at Gardiner and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor. Gamache was arrested on U.S. Route 44/state Route 55 in Gardiner, police said.

NEW PALTZ

Drugs: Rachel J. Master, 20, Haworth, N.J., was arrested by New Paltz town police Friday at 4:33 a.m. and charged with criminal possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor, town police said.

Drugs: Aileen Dolen, 22, of 30 Echo Valley Road, Red Hook, was arrested by New Paltz town police Friday at 2:33 p.m. and charged with criminal possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor.

DWI: Erica Lynn Marin, 28, of Walden, was arrested by New Paltz town police at 11:42 a.m. Friday and charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and driving while intoxicated, both misdemeanors.

Drugs: Edward W. Maurer, 18, of Wappingers Falls, was arrested by New Paltz town police at 5:14 p.m. April 1 and charged with criminal possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor.

PLATTEKILL

DWAI: Jimmy Baxter, 35, of Highland, was arrested by state police at Gardiner Monday and was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, a misdemeanor. Baxter was stopped on South Street in Plattekill at about 6:36 p.m.

SAUGERTIES

DWI: Jonathan A. Wiley, 32, of 15 Glenerie Boulevard, Saugerties, was charged by Saugerties town police Sunday with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a felony, and driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor. Wiley was stopped on state Route 32 in Saugerties at about 10:51 p.m., police said. He was ordered held at the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $2,500 bail.

TOWN OF ULSTER

Grand larceny: Carrime Stratton, 31, of Beacon, and Anthony T. Burton, 41, of Newburgh, were arrested by Ulster town police Monday in connection with thefts from two stores. The two were each charged with three counts of grand larceny, all felonies; one count of attempted grand larceny, a misdemeanor; and two counts of conspiracy, possession of burglar tools, criminal possession of anti-security item, and one count of petit larceny, all misdemeanors. Police said officers had gone to Target Department Store on a report that the two were in the store and were known to be wanted. Police saw them leave the store after they had loaded merchandise into a anti-security bag and left. A brief foot chase ensued and the two were arrested. Both were wanted for thefts of merchandise from the store totaling $4,033.84 as well as from Best Buy, where merchandise valued at $399.39 was taken, police said.